The midbrain or mesencephalon (from the Greek mesos, middle, and enkephalos, brain[1]) is a portion of the central nervous system associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation.[2]
villa â(plural villas or villae). ( 1 plural villas) A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
Other Family Surnames Villarreal is a combination of the two Spanish words villa, meaning town, and real, meaning royal. Thus, Villarreal means royal town in Spanish. Several towns in Spain have this name, and probably signify that a King kept a royal residence there.y conjecture is that it referred to the area. The Alcal Surname Alcal is a Spanish word derived from the Moorish al Qa lah, which means palace or castle. The Moors occupied almost all of Spain at one time and it took about 700 years before they were finally driven out in 1492.